Nick's Book Blog Backup

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Frisk Me (New York's Finest #1) Author : Lauren Layne Publication Date :  July 28th 2015 Publisher : Forever Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble Officer Luc Moretti had no idea that his dive into the East River would have him drowning in a media frenzy. No matter how many times he tells reporters he was just doing his job, they're determined to make him into NYC's newest hero. Coming from a long line of NYPD's finest, Luc knows that being a cop has nothing to do with headlines and viral videos, and he's more than ready to get back to life away from the cameras—until he meets the gorgeous but jaded journalist assigned to film a TV special on him. Ava Sims may be the only woman in NYC who isn't in love with Officer Moretti. That's why she's going after the real story—to find out about the man behind the badge. Ava's determined to keep things strictly professional, but the more time she spends around L...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : The Summer After You and Me Author : Jennifer Salvato Doktorski Publication Date : May 1st 2015 Publisher : Sourcebooks Fire Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble Sunbathing, surfing, eating funnel cake on the boardwalk—Lucy loves living on the Jersey Shore. For her, it's not just the perfect summer escape, it is home. And as a local girl, she knows not to get attached to the tourists. They breeze in over Memorial Day weekend, crowding the shore and stealing moonlit kisses, only to pack up their beach umbrellas and empty promises on Labor Day. Lucy wants more from love than a fleeting romance, even if that means keeping her distance from her summertime neighbor and crush, Connor. Then Superstorm Sandy tears apart her barrier island, briefly bringing together a local girl like herself and a vacationer like Connor. Except nothing is the same in the wake of the storm. And day after day, week after week, Lucy is left to pick up the piec...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Becoming Jinn Author : Lori Goldstein Publication Date : April 21st 2015 Publisher : Macmillan Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble   Forget everything you thought you knew about genies! Azra has just turned sixteen, and overnight her body lengthens, her olive skin deepens, and her eyes glisten gold thanks to the brand-new silver bangle that locks around her wrist. As she always knew it would, her Jinn ancestry brings not just magical powers but the reality of a life of servitude, as her wish granting is controlled by a remote ruling class of Jinn known as the Afrit. To the humans she lives among, she’s just the girl working at the snack bar at the beach, navigating the fryer and her first crush. But behind closed doors, she’s learning how to harness her powers and fulfill the obligations of her destiny. Mentored by her mother and her Zar “sisters”, Azra discovers she may not be quite like the rest of her circle of female Jinn...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : The Truth About Us Author : Janet Gurtler Publication Date : April 7th 2015 Publisher : Sourcebooks Fire Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble A powerful and gripping contemporary YA from the author of I'm Not Her that's "Just right for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jodi Picoult."-Booklist The truth is that Jess knows she screwed up. She's made mistakes, betrayed her best friend, and now she's paying for it. Her dad is making her spend the whole summer volunteering at the local soup kitchen. The truth is she wishes she was the care-free party-girl everyone thinks she is. She pretends it's all fine. That her "perfect" family is fine. But it's not. And no one notices the lie...until she meets Flynn. He's the only one who really sees her. The only one who listens. The truth is that Jess is falling apart – and no one seems to care. But Flynn is the definition of "the wrong side of the tracks....

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : The Trouble With Love (Stiletto #4) Author : Lauren Layne Publication Date : March 3rd 2015 Publisher : Loveswept Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble As Lauren Layne’s salacious Sex, Love & Stiletto series returns, a jaded columnist discovers a steamy way to get over an old flame: falling for him all over again. As Stiletto magazine’s authority on all things breakup-and-heartache, Emma Sinclair writes from personal experience. Five years ago, Emma was Charlotte, North Carolina’s darling debutante and a blushing bride-to-be. Now she’s the ice queen of the Manhattan dating scene. Emma left her sultry Southern drawl behind, but not even her closest friends know that with it she left her heart. Now Emma’s latest article forces her to face her demons—namely, the devilishly sexy guy who ditched her at the altar. After giving up everything for a pro-soccer career, Alex Cassidy watches his dreams crumble as a knee injury sidelines him ...

The I Stand Before You Blog Tour was organized by AToMR Blog Tours . Hi guys! Welcome to my tour stop for the I Stand Before You Blog Tour. As part of my tour stop, I'll be sharing with you guys an excerpt and a giveaway.  Also, don't forget to check out the other tour stops here . Summary (from Goodreads) Title : I Stand Before You (Judge Me Not #1) Author : S.R. Grey Publication Date : September 3rd 2013 Publisher : Self-Published Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble When it comes to tattooed bad boys, Chase Gartner is the real deal. Partying, engaging in meaningless sex, getting into fights---Chase indulges in it all during his late teen years, thus firmly solidifying his status as a heartbreakingly gorgeous but way-too dangerous-to-trust guy in his hometown of Harmony Creek, Ohio. Then, following one fateful night of reckless decisions, Chase's actions finally catch up to him and land him in prison. Now, four years have passed and Chase finds himself a fre...

The Life, Love & Lemons Blog Tour was organized by Giselle @  Xpresso Tours . Hi guys! Welcome to my tour stop for the Life, Love and Lemons blog tour. I'll be sharing with you an excerpt and a giveaway, so be sure to enter! Also, check out the other tour stops here . Enjoy! Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Life, Love & Lemons Author : Magan Vernon Publication Date : August 20th 2013 Publisher : Self-Published Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble When life hands you lemons, sometimes you have to say screw the lemons and bail. Seventeen-year-old Bentley Evans had it all. Then her Dad got laid off. Now she has to move across town to a small apartment and leave her life of luxury for public school and a job at the local burger place. Just when her world seems like it's crumbling she finds solace in the unlikely punk boy next door, Kai Stone. But as their relationship blossoms, a jealous ex-girlfriend and a secret to tell that threatens to bring disaster back int...

The Canary Blog Tour was organized by AToMR Blog Tours . Hi everyone! Welcome to my tour stop for Canary by Rachel Alpine. I was supposed to be sharing my review with you guys today, but unfortunately the review copy was all funny on my Nook with words chopped off and sentences completely missing and this made it hard for me to read it. I was really looking forward to it because it seems like such an interesting read and that cover is just so different for a YA contemporary, so I was disappointed that I couldn't read it. Instead, I'll be sharing an excerpt of the book with you all. I hope you enjoy it and be sure to check out the other tour stops here . Summary (from Goodreads) Title : Canary Author : Rachel Alpine Publication Date : August 1st 2013 Publisher : Medallion Press Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble Staying quiet will destroy her, but speaking up will destroy everyone. Kate Franklin’s life changes for the better when her dad lands a job at Beacon Prep, an ...